ArdWrknTrk Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 This is one of the key questions, the grade of aviation fuel. And our "on top of things" senator demands to know why there is no "black box" in a B-17 Bomber. Probably for the same reason why I don't have a Tire pressure monitoring system in my 1948 F-5... Which Senator is that? It's not the 'grade'... more like the flavor. Comparing Jet-A to 110LL is like comparing milk to whisky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFlareside Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Which Senator is that? It's not the 'grade'... more like the flavor. Comparing Jet-A to 110LL is like comparing milk to whisky. Oh wow. Is there talk of being misfueled? That would make more sense. A '17 would be fine on one engine if it's not mishandled. (Feather the wrong engine and now you're down to two instead of three etc..) it also had to be a lot lighter than gross weight... Did anyone hear other speculation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFlareside Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Oh wow. Is there talk of being misfueled? That would make more sense. A '17 would be fine on one engine if it's not mishandled. (Feather the wrong engine and now you're down to two instead of three etc..) it also had to be a lot lighter than gross weight... Did anyone hear other speculation? I just read that the flight engineer survived thankfully... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Oh wow. Is there talk of being misfueled? That would make more sense. A '17 would be fine on one engine if it's not mishandled. (Feather the wrong engine and now you're down to two instead of three etc..) it also had to be a lot lighter than gross weight... Did anyone hear other speculation? It's just conjecture at this time. And I want to point out that everyone should wait for the NTSB before calling out the lynch mob. Though the footage I've seen of the crash seems much more like a jet fuel fire than the more volatile gasoline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 It's just conjecture at this time. And I want to point out that everyone should wait for the NTSB before calling out the lynch mob. Though the footage I've seen of the crash seems much more like a jet fuel fire than the more volatile gasoline. I have a girl friend who is a fractional pilot. She says this is the gossip among professional pilots that are not airline pilots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reamer Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 I have a girl friend who is a fractional pilot. She says this is the gossip among professional pilots that are not airline pilots. This could get ugly....er Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 This could get ugly....er The best point made, is to wait for the NTSB to conclude their investigation. Amazing what they find sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFlareside Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 The best point made, is to wait for the NTSB to conclude their investigation. Amazing what they find sometimes. Agree on the NTSB and didn't mean to prompt speculation. I'm a pilot myself, haven't flown for years, so my brain tends to go to "what happened". I had the true honor of being instructed by a WW2 pilot who flew B25s, '17s and later '29s. When I read of these pilots, I of course thought of him... he was bright, demanding and a wealth of information, and became my first true friend in that generation. I believe I was his last student. The pilot of nine o nine had over 7 thousand hours in the fortress. That's amazing. You have to know how competent he was... I only meant to say in my post that it would seem plausible they were facing more than loss of one engine. I'm sure we will find out more. So very sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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